Israel Vibration – Why You So Craven, Arrival 1981
One of my all time favourite reggae bands is Israel Vibration.
These three singers change places all the time, when one takes
the lead, the other two do background vocals.
Their songs are always friendly and the overall feeling you
get is one of ultimate sympathy. When you have the CD of this
album, you’ll find that they, for some reason, turned the picture
mirrorwise. This is the original LP with the original photo.
If I am right it is from 1981, please correct me if I’m wrong.
Mixed by Scientist and produced by Henry ‘Junjo’ Lawes at
Channel One Studio’s.
tracks;
1 Universal father
2 Why you so craven
3 On Jah solid rock
4 Jah is the way
5 Highway robbery
6 Give thanks and praise
7 What’s the use
8 Smack right jam
9 Morning light
Riachao, Batatinha e Panela – Samba da Bahia, Fontana 1978
Ever since I heard this album, I’m a fan of Riachao, he’s got
such a pleasant voice. And his sambas are just delightful.
He can easily be seen next to Nelson Cavaquinho or Cartola.
One of Brasil’s greatest ‘Sambistas’.
Batatinha and Panela deserve to be on this album too
but my attention goes out to the A-side.
tracks;
1 Riachao – Vou chegando
2 Riachao – Fúfú
3 Riachao – Terra hospitaleira
4 Riachao – Cada macaco no seu galho
5 Riachao – Pitada de tabaco
6 Riachao – Ousado e mosquito
7 Riachao – Até amanha
8 Batatinha – Diplomacia
9 Batatinha – Ministro do samba
10 Batatinha – Inventor do trabalho
11 Batatinha – Direito de sambar
12 Panela – Nao suje meu caixao
13 Panela – O patrao é meu pandeiro
Sir Shina Adewale and the Superstars International
Superstar Verse 4
Wel-Kadeb Records 1978
We had an LP by these guys some time ago. Shina Peters and
Segun Adewale know what a good piece of Juju is all about.
They also have great taste in clothing, don’t you think ?
tracks;
1 Baba wa loke a dupe
– To ju wa
– Bobo Doherty
– Alhaji Ibrahim Danbaba
– Alhaji Volvo
2 Eniti koni onigbeja
– Jesu gba mi
– Yiyan takata nyan
– Alhaji muyideen agunbiade
– Superstars loye yi kan
– Ijesha progessive union ( Kano )
Joseito Mateo
Pa’ lante y pa’ trás
Discos Fuentes 1968
This is one of the greatest Merengue singers and he comes
out on one of the greatest labels. Discos Fuentes de Medellin
Colombia brought out many albums by greats like Joseito Mateo.
Very hard to find some good background information.
Merengue like it’s meant to be.
tracks;
1 La secretaria
2 La yerbita
3 Quisqueya
4 Merengue yeye
5 La justicia
6 Picolina
7 Pa’ lante y pa’ trás
8 La fiesta de los monos
9 Festival de merengues
10 Agarralo que eso es tuyo
11 Un domingo sin ti
Original Shleu-Shleu,
Original Shleu Shleu, Soul, SS Records 1975
This is one of the LP’s I promised to rip some time ago.
Someone asked, “What does Shleu-Shleu mean ?”, the sleevenotes
on this LP say, “Shleu-Shleu is the name of some mysterious
African tribe.” As for me, that’s just fine. The music is so
fantastic here, you can’t stop dancing. A killer from
beginning to end. Compas with a Soulful kind of Gypsie feel.
Thanks for waking me Arnaud.
tracks;
1 Poté colé
2 Toujou juré
3 Pran courage
4 Green light
5 Kann Kalé
6 Zoizo lan bois
7 O.S.S. Merengue
“Doble R” Super Special Stars – Di Paranda.!?, Studio Fidelis 1978
As the French do, the Netherlands also have their Antilles
in the Caribbean. Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba , Saint Eustatius
and Saint Maarten, called the Netherlands Antilles.
From Curaçao, this is “Doble R”, on this LP they perform
in ‘Papiamento’, a language called after the Portuguese words
‘papia and papear’ which mean; ‘to babble’.
In Curaçao this is the language most spoken, next to Dutch.
Hope you like it Arnaud, I’ll make a compilation with some
Antillian music, sung in Dutch, when I find the time.
Listen to Doble R.
tracks;
1 Paranda awe !
2 Amor pa semper
3 So, so
4 Pronkami
5 Korsow felis
6 Pura komedia
7 Ami si ta kuri
8 Relax
9 Auto biew
22 Band – “venez voir !!..”
Editions Syliphone Conakry 1980
Here’s another 1980 Syliphone release, 22 Band.
Exept from the fact that it’s Guinean Mandingo, I know
nothing about this album. If anyone can fill us in here,
To find out more we depend on someone’s online expertise.
One thing I do know, very nice album.
tracks;
1 Venez voir
2 Madomani
3 Atoni yarabi lema
4 Mousso la tintani
5 Jeunesse bar
6 Kanaworebe
Los Guaracheros de Oriente, Ansonia
I have never heard one bad tune by these guys, everything
they play sounds great. This is an oldie on Ansonia, anyone
who knows from what year it is ? Los Guaracheros de Oriente
played all over the globe and with great succes everywhere.
From the almost unreal amount of downloads on the previous
LP I posted by these men, I would say, don’t miss it !
tracks;
1 El tira y jala
2 Migajas de cariño-aquella boca
3 La fiesta de los feos
4 Como tu
5 Soy un peje
6 La mulata
7 Tatalibaba
8 Si llego a besarte
9 La juma de ayer
10 Embriagame
11 Asi cantaba
12 Compay Gallo
Le Nimba de N’zerekore – Gön Bia Bia
Editions Syliphone Conakry 1980
From 1980 is this album by le Nimba de N’zerekore, Syliphone
brought out lots of albums by lots of bands in the 80’s.
I could find no information on this group but I can tell
you this is a fine LP. Singers with sweet voice combined
with guitar driven afrojazz in west african sauce.
Superb rhythms and a great hornsection.
tracks;
1 Gön bia bia
2 Kori magnin
3 Ziko
4 Babaniko
5 Kongoroko
6 Zoo Mousso
Global Sampler vol. 17
To help you choose your picks, this is Sampler vol. 17.
It is meant to guide you along the postings between
november 5 and november 17. Hope U enjoy.
tracks;
1 M’Bilia Bel – Bafosami
2 Mayaula Mayoni – Fiona-Fiona
3 Michael Prophet – Instruction
4 Zaiko Langa Langa – Elo 1&2
5 Chief Ebenezer Obey – Ojeje
6 Lita Branda – Tu no estas en nada
7 Bimi Ombale – Trop de problemes
8 Orquesta Aragón – El baile suavito
9 Ini Kamoze – Hail mi idren
10 Zani Diabate – Djegnogo djougou
11 Tapper Zukie – Go de natty
12 Ethiopian – Hard times
Ebenezer Obey & his International Brothers, Decca West Africa, 1969
Ebenezer is back here with an oldie, from 1969 this is ‘Ebenezer
Obey in London’. On this LP the numbers are devided as to European
standards. It’s been released in Lagos Nigeria by Decca West Africa.
tracks;
1 Egba
2 Ijesha
3 Ibadan
4 Iba foluwa/Ajokadabi ile
5 Ijebu
6 Ondo/Ogbomosho
7 Ori mi ko ni buru
8 Ore se rere
9 Omoba sijuade/Moti wa e
Various Artists – Tiger goes Calypso, West Indies Telco Record Division, late 60’s
Somewhere probably late 60’s, Esso made theirselves this
funny collector. They found Young Killer to make ‘Tiger in
your tank’ and collected a few big names to complete the set.
Mighty Sparrow and the Merrymen could also use a buck or two,
so they joined in. On track 4 we hear a steelband play ska,
that was the first time for me. The Don Drummond tribute
scores too, I am a big Don Drummond fan, legendary trombone.
All together we’ve got us a funny gem with a nice cover and
a few great tracks.
tracks;
1 Young Killer – Tiger in your tank
2 Carlos Malcolm Orchestra – Tribute to Don Drummond
3 The Merrymen – Never on a sunday
4 Westside Symphony Orchestra – Jamaica ska
5 Clarence Curvan Orchestra – Mama dis is mas
6 The Mighty Sparrow – She’s been gone too long
7 André Tanker Flamingoes – Linstead market
8 The Mighty Dougla – Leave me
Chief Dr. Sikiru Ayinde Barrister – Fuji Garbage, Siky Oluyole Records 1988
This is the first album with Fuji music on this page.
Fuji is a style from Yoruba-land, sometimes described as
Juju music without guitars. Originally, Fuji ( called after
Mount Fuji in Japan ) is based on muslim ‘were’, the singing
alarm clock songs, performed for early breakfast and prayers
during Ramadan. Sikiru Ayinde, better known by his fans as
Barrister, is the leading Yoruba fuji singer. Fuji is in
fact a quite complex style, drawing on Yoruba percussion
roots, while adding a muslim vocal feel. This LP has great
music but an awful cover to my opinion, ( apart from his
sunglasses ) don’t look too much but just listen
to ‘Barrister’.
By the way, as usual in this type of music, all songs are
melted together as one, I did not devide them.
tracks;
1 Fuji Garbage
– Lau erebe
– Four jolly friends
2 O dowo agbagba
– Psychology
– Won oma doyika ni
– Awa lolorun fun
– Hawaiian system
– Otunba wahab oshinubi
Pio Leiva – Sabor y Ritmo Tropical, Suaritos Records
It was in 1997, when ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ launched their
historic first cd with Ry Cooder, that I learned about Pio Leiva.
He was one of the singers, that worked with Compay Segundo
since the 50’s. Leiva was one of the main performers of the
Montuno genre, they called him ‘el Montunero de Cuba’.
He wrote the number ‘Francisco Guayabal’ that became a hit
via Beny Moré and played with Bebo Valdes and Noro Moralez.
I was one of the lucky visitors of the Amsterdam Carré Theater
when Wim Wenders made his movie of the Buena Vista Social Club,
an unforgettable evening.
This is an album on his own name and it’s a great one.
Listen to Pio Leiva !
tracks;
1 Mi chiquita
2 Bajo un palmar
3 Mireya
4 La juma de ayer
5 No te preocupes
6 Pescadores de Camaron
7 La noche buena
8 Un jardinero de amor
9 Torcuata
10 Que me digan feo
11 Cangrejada
12 Los golpes de caridad